ing, as the case may be, correspondent to the
original or the record which was destroyed by fire,
then the said Commissioner shall execute, ac-
knowledge and deliver, in his capacity as Commissioner
aforesaid, a new and confirmatory deed or
instrument of writing as the case may be, under
his hand and seal, to take the place of the record.
deed, paper or instrument of writing destroyed
by fire, and shall endorse and order the same to
be recorded, which endorsement and record shall
secure to the party or parties interested the same
rights, title and interest which was designated
and intended to be vested by the original record,
deed, paper or instrument of writing as fully and
effectually as if the record or the original had not
been destroyed by fire.

Partially des-
troyed re
cords.

Sec. 7. And be it enacted. That in all cases
where any of the records have been only partially
destroyed or injured by fire, so that they may be
restored by their own intrinsic evidence or by the
aid of other evidence accessible to the said Com-
missioner, it shall be the duty of the said Com-
missioner to cause the said records to be restored
to their original condition, and for the purpose of
preserving the said records as continuous together
as they were before being burnt, the said Com-
missioner is hereby authorized, if he see fit, to
cause the binding of any of the record books to
be removed, so that the folios may be separated,
the burnt portions detached and the new record
thereof and correspondent thereto be substituted
in the place of said burnt part, and to have the
said record book thus restored rebound and a cer-
tificate to that effect recorded therein, and in all
cases where any record book or part of a record
book has been recorded anew, and any deed, mort-
gage, bill of sale or other paper or instrument of
writing in said record book has not been perfected
or fully restored, it shall be the duty of the said
Commissioner to cause the same to be perfected

Proviso.

and restored; provided, that in the opinion of
the said Commissioner it can be so perfected and
restored either by its own intrinsic evidence or by
the aid of any other evidence accessible to the said
Commissioner, and the said Commissioner may
and he is hereby authorized to add to any record